Tuesday, January 29, 2013

I posted this picture of Ellie on Facebook last week and we received several comments saying she looks like a Cabbage Patch Doll. I love her cute dimple and her big, bright eyes! She's such a pretty little baby and so perfect! We just love our little dolly!

I found this picture in our camera. Talmage loves to take the camera and snap random pictures. I guess this time he decided to take a picture of himself. He's such a funny kid! I just can't help but laugh when I see this picture.

Ellie had her 2nd doctor's appointment on December 31st, 2.5 weeks old. Her birth weight was 7 lbs 14 oz. At 5 days old, she had only lost 1 oz, weighing in at 7 lbs 13 oz. At this appointment, another weight check, she weighed 9 lbs 1 oz! She's gained over a pound in 2 weeks! Yay! She continues to be a good baby. Her nights and days are a little mixed up, but that's understandable with a newborn. At around 2 weeks, she started being awake for 2 hour stretches in the day. We are just loving our sweet baby and are so grateful to have her! She's such a beautiful blessing!

Eternal Marriage

"An eternal marriage is eternal. Eternal implies continuing growth and improvement. It means that man and wife will honestly try to perfect themselves. It means that the marriage relationship is not to be frivolously discarded at the first sign of disagreement or when times get hard. It signifies that love will grow stronger with time and that it extends beyond the grave. It means that each partner will be blessed with the company of the other partner forever and that problems and differences might as well be resolved because they are not going to go away. Eternal signifies repentance, forgiveness, long-suffering, patience, hope, charity, love, and humility. All of these things are involved in anything that is eternal, and surely we must learn and practice them if we intend to claim an eternal marriage."(F. Burton Howard, "Eternal Marriage," Ensign, May 2003, 92-93)